Nyob zoo,
Wow, another week and another transfer finished! I am officially starting my 7th transfer in the field and I will be in… Appleton. Yes, I am getting TRANSFERRED again. Pretty crazy right? I don't think anybody saw this coming, not even me haha. We all thought I would be in Milwaukee for a while, but I guess the Lord has different plans. So like I said earlier I will be serving in Appleton and this will be my 5th area in only 10 months. I have gotten around to almost all 6 of the Hmong areas and after this, I will only have 1 more to go. My new companion will be Elder Parker and he is a stud. Elder Fielding trained him and I have heard only great things about him. I am really excited to serve with him, but also a little scared because he has been out for only 4 transfers (2 less than me). We both still have a lot to learn with the language so it will be a challenge, but it will be a great learning experience for us both! Should be fun!
On Saturday, Lue Xiong and his wife Zoua got married and sealed in the temple. I wish we could have been able to go and support them, but it is out of our mission boundaries. Even though we weren't able to go, it was super awesome to have a Hmong couple be sealed in the temple. That is the goal for everyone we meet - to have them sealed as a family and it is super cool to have them do that.
Also, this week we were able to go over to Jimmy and Ka's house. They are one of the active Hmong families in Milwaukee. The Hmong members here are so awesome. I can't explain in words how awesome they all are. Anyway, we went over to their house and talked to them about missionary work. They shared a very awesome missionary experience that they had this past week with us. This week Jimmy and his family visited his sister’s family and his sister said that she is thinking about coming back to church and wants to bring her kids to church. She said that she sees how Jimmy's kids have something different about them and that difference is the gospel. She really wants this for her kids and why she is wanting to come back to church. As I heard this awesome experience, it reminded me of a scripture that I read in 3rd Nephi this week. It is 3 Nephi 18:24.
24 Therefore, hold up your light that it may shine unto the world. Behold I am the light which ye shall hold up—that which ye have seen me do..."
It is so very important that we always remember who we are and let the light shine everywhere we go because we never know who is watching us and we never know who we can influence by our example. Christ led by example and we need to reflect that light of Christ that we all have. I know that when we strive to be that example, people will see the light that we have and that light is something that people are looking for in their lives.
Have a great week,
Elder Rich
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| My district |
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| Hmong ties we had made |
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| Elder Vang and Elder Chue who came and stayed over |
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| Lue and Zoua who just went through the temple |
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| Justin Xiong who served in Wisconsin before I came out. |
